| HowshipâRomberg sign | |
|---|---|
| Differential diagnosis | obturator hernia |
The HowshipâRomberg sign is inner thigh pain on internal rotation of the hip. It can be caused by an obturator hernia. [1] [2] [3] It is named for John Howship and Moritz Heinrich Romberg. [4] [5] [6]
- ^ Haraguchi M, Matsuo S, Kanetaka K, et al. (June 2007). "Obturator hernia in an ageing society" (PDF). Ann. Acad. Med. Singap. 36 (6): 413â5. PMID 17597966.
- ^ "Photo Quiz - April 1, 1999 - American Academy of Family Physicians". Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ Yamashita K, Hayashi J, Tsunoda T (June 2004). "Howship-Romberg sign caused by an obturator hernia". Am. J. Surg. 187 (6): 775â6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.10.020. PMID 15191874.
- ^ synd/1579 at Who Named It?
- ^ J. Howship. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. London, Churchill, 1840.
- ^ M. H. von Romberg. Pathologie und Therapie der SenisbilitĂ€ts- und MotilitĂ€tsneurosen. 1857. 3rd edition (unfinished) of Rombergâs Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten des Menschen, page 89.
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| HowshipâRomberg sign | |
|---|---|
| Differential diagnosis | obturator hernia |
The HowshipâRomberg sign is inner thigh pain on internal rotation of the hip. It can be caused by an obturator hernia. [1] [2] [3] It is named for John Howship and Moritz Heinrich Romberg. [4] [5] [6]
- ^ Haraguchi M, Matsuo S, Kanetaka K, et al. (June 2007). "Obturator hernia in an ageing society" (PDF). Ann. Acad. Med. Singap. 36 (6): 413â5. PMID 17597966.
- ^ "Photo Quiz - April 1, 1999 - American Academy of Family Physicians". Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ Yamashita K, Hayashi J, Tsunoda T (June 2004). "Howship-Romberg sign caused by an obturator hernia". Am. J. Surg. 187 (6): 775â6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.10.020. PMID 15191874.
- ^ synd/1579 at Who Named It?
- ^ J. Howship. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. London, Churchill, 1840.
- ^ M. H. von Romberg. Pathologie und Therapie der SenisbilitĂ€ts- und MotilitĂ€tsneurosen. 1857. 3rd edition (unfinished) of Rombergâs Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten des Menschen, page 89.
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